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III. How shall I plan my garden to secure the best results? — Continued. 
10. What factors will determine the space devoted to each kind of 
flower ? 
11. What factors will determine the place of each kind in the garden and 
the method of planting, i. e., in beds or in hills or drills in rows? 
12. What will determine the amount of space between beds and rows? 
13. Shall I grow annual flowering plants chiefly or shall I attempt 
plants that are propagated by means other than seeds? 
14. Have I a map drawn accurately to scale to aid me in my planting? 
IV. What care must be taken in securing seed? 
1. Can I recognize the common flower seeds? 
2. Do I know the species and varieties best suited to my needs? 
3. What use may be made of good seed catalogues? 
4. Why will it not pay to buy cheap seed? 
5. Shall I buy seed in packages or bulk? 
6. Which seed will I need to test for viability? 
7. What are the best methods for testing flower seeds? 
8. At what time should I secure my seed? 
9. Will it pay to grow any of my own seed for another year? 
10. What methods and precautions do seed growers use in producing the 
best flower seed? 
V. Can I produce the strong, healthy plants needed for my garden? 
1. Which plants must be started under glass? 
2. Which plants must be started in flats and seed beds? 
3. What methods of propagation other than seeding are needed for the 
plants I am to grow? 
4. Do I understand the methods of propagation involved? 
5. How may the best kind of soil be made for seed beds and for potting 
purposes? 
6. Can I make and manage hotbeds, cold frames, and seed beds? 
7. What use shall I make of flats and pots in producing plants for 
outdoor planting? 
8. What plants will be benefited by pricking off? 
9. How does transplanting benefit the plants? 
10. What special care must be taken in changing plants from the hotbed 
to outside temperatures? 
VI. What preparation shall I give my garden soil? 
1. Will it be possible to plow my garden? 
2. Shall I plow or spade it in the fall? 
3. What implements and tools will I need? 
4. In what respects does the fertility of my garden need improvement? 
5. Under what conditions may I use barnyard manure to advantage? 
6. What forms of barnyard manure are best suited to flowering plants? 
7. Under what conditions may I use commercial fertilizers profitably? 
8. When and how shall I apply fertilizers? 
9. Why should the ground be leveled and stones and other debris 
removed thoroughly before planting? 
10. What preparation should be given the soil at the time of planting? 
11. To what extent will the preparation depend upon the kind of plants? 
VII. Do I know the special requirements of each kind of plant I have 
selected ? 
1. What are the botanical relationships of each plant? 
2. What is the general nature of each plant, especially with respect 
to its flowers? 
